Foreword to the book Plant Spirit Shamanism by Pablo Amaringo - coauthored by Howard G Charing
My visions helped me understand the value of human beings, animals, the plants themselves, and many other things. The plants taught me the function they play in life, and the holistic meaning of all ... Views: 1349
I discovered that ayahuasca is a medicine, so unlike the Western understanding, a medicine which works on every level, on the physical and non-physical beings, our consciousness, our emotions, and our spirit. It is as if you are drinking not just a liquid brew but imbibing an ‘other’ ... Views: 1616
We humans have a special relationship and dependence on plants. Since our beginnings, they have been the source both directly and indirectly of our food, our shelter, our medicines, our fuel, our clothing, and of course the very oxygen that we breathe. This is common knowledge and in general we ... Views: 1657
San Pedro and the shamanic tradition of Northern Peru, the Mesa Norteña - An Interview with Maestro Juan Navarro
Shamans from different cultures and traditions have been using psychoactive plants since the dawn of human emergence.
These plants have been used traditionally for guidance, ... Views: 1376
The recapitulation of life force is the body of work, which restores or recapitulates lost life force. Soul Retrieval is one of the most well-known and effective practices to this end.
To understand how recapitulation practices work, we need to look at the multidimensional nature of reality ... Views: 1782
Paracelsus (1493-1541) was born in Switzerland,and he was a contemporary to such inspirational Renaissance figures, as Michelangelo, Copernicus, Leonardo da Vinci, and others who questioned entrenched beliefs and searched for a new vision that shaped and introduced a new paradigm in the Arts, ... Views: 2363
JERUSALEM (AFP) - High on Mount Sinai, Moses was on psychedelic drugs when he heard God deliver the Ten Commandments, an Israeli researcher claimed in a study published this week.
Such mind-altering substances formed an integral part of the religious rites of Israelites in biblical times, ... Views: 3444
Plant Spirit Shamanism: Developing and Exploring your Relationship to the Spirit of Plants
Traditional cultures regard plants as being alive, and conscious. Although this world view is ridiculed in our Western culture, many of us still feel and are aware of a spiritual connection to the world ... Views: 1547
The Shamans of the Amazon, exhibit a close union with the Natural World. This powerful emotional and spiritual bond, enables them to commune with the powers of the Rainforest. Singing the chants or Icaros, is a way that this bond is expressed, and the Rainforest responds.
I recall one night ... Views: 2881
A look at the rich and powerful spiritual legacy of the Andean civilization which is only now being properly recognised after 500 years of obscurity. This interview of Doris Rivera Lenz, was conducted by Howard G. Charing & Peter Cloudsley. This interview appeared in Sacred Hoop Magazine Issue ... Views: 5396
The Shamans of the Amazon, exhibit a close union with the Natural World. This powerful emotional and spiritual bond, enables them to commune with the powers of the Rainforest. Singing the chants or Icaros, is a way that this bond is expressed, and the Rainforest responds.
I recall one night ... Views: 2194